Machine for the transport of dough.



G. BAKER. /IAGEIHIH 'EUR THE TEANEGRT 0F DOUG-H.

EPLJUATION FILED 001210. M508. l

Patemzed my m G. S. BAKER., MACHINE FR THE TRANSPORT 0I:1 DOUGH. APPLIOATIGH Hmm 00T. 101 1908.

Patented July 13, 1909.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Q. s. BAKER.

MACHINE FOR THE TRANSPORT 0F DOUGH. P PLIOATIox FILED 001210.' 190s.

GEORGE SAMUEL BAKER, OF WILLESDEN JUNCTION, LONDON, ENGLAND.

MAOHE FOR THE TRANSPORT 0F DOUGI-.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 13, 1909..

Application filed ctober 10, 1908. Serial No. 457,168.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE SAMUEL BAKER, subject of the King of' England, residing at Willesden Junction, London, England, have invented certain new and useful im rovements in Machines for the Transport of ough, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to machines intended for the transport of divided masses of dough during the operation of proving the dough during bread making and comprises the novel combinations of parts hereinafter described and specifically pointed out in the claims, a preferred embodimentof construe tion being represented in the accompanyingdiawings wherein- Figure 1 is a broken side elevation of the entire machine, Fig. 2 is a broken plan view thereof, Fig. 3 is an end elevation seen from the left of Fig. 1 and Fig. 4 is an end elevation seen from the right of Eig. 1.

On a suitable frame 1 are mounted pairs of parallel angle irons or other form ol rails 2 on which run roller chains 3 and beyond the extremities of said rails are mounted hexagonal wheels 4 about which said chains pass each chain being endless and arranged in pairs supporting the floor plates 5 of the dough receiving boxes 6. The latter lie transversely of the machine as shown in Fig. Z and each is divided into. as many separate com iartrnents as there are separate masses of dough, delivered by a dough dividing machine at each stroke.' Each dough receiving' box comprises a floor plate 5 and one side wall 6 common. to all the compartments, lbut the latter are open aboveand at the other side as at 7. The dough receiving;v boxes are so iixed to their carrying chains S that where the chains 'follow a straight course, the open side of each box is closed by the side wall of the next box (sec upper and lower straight chain runs in Fig#Av 1). By this construction where the chains pass over the wheels 4 the wall of' cach box takes an angular position to the next box which is equivalent to a wideiiiing of the upper 'part of the dough i'eceivinpv conijiiartH ments.

The drawings show a series ol boxes mounted in the upper part of the i'naehine side by side and another series carried at a lower level into which the masses of dough l'ron'i the upper series are delivered as hei iai'ter explained. One pair olii "wheels i of cach series is mounted in bearing blocks 8,

lconnected to a sector 27 carryii'in a capable of sliding in brackets 9 and adjust-T able by means of screw spindles 10.

The series of' dough receivingcboxes 6 are preii-irably placed horizontally as shown and to prevent the dough falling' out of the conipartinei'its on the lower return run of theseries a suitable belt 11 is provided which travels 'with andfclosely adjacent to this part elf th e series, this belt being carried by hexagonal rollers 12 one of which is imounted in adjustn able bearing blocks 13 mounted in brackets 14 and adjusted by means of a screw spindle 15. In the drawing the upper series only is shown as provided with such a belt since the delivery of' the iroved masses of dough takes place from the ower series at the'left of the machine as hereinafter ex laiiied but where desired or necessary the Ilower series may also have such a belt according' to the oint of delivery of the dough. Between the ielt and the boxes a canvas web 1G is run which passes around the rollers 12 with the belt 11 and is extended at one end to lie close to the open sides of the boxes where the latter pass from the upper forward to thc lower return run oi their course (sec lel't hand side of Fig. 1). The' said web 1G is supported at its highest part by a tensioning' roller 17V mounted on one arm 180i" a double armed lever mounted in a bearing block 18 and the other arm 19 of which is under 'the action oi a tension springe; 2() secured to the frame 1 as by a hook 2]. The block 18 is slidably carried :in a bracket 22 and adjustable by means oi a screw spindle 23, this construe vsie tion enabling the tension oi" the web 16 to be varied by altering the position ol2 the roller 1 7. The chains 23 and coiise |ueiitly the dough 'receiving' boxes (i are actuated lrom the main driving shaft 24 and given a forward step by step movement by means oi an cccei'itric 25 mounted on said shaft, the rod 2o ol. which. is awl 25% engaging' theI teeth of a ratchet wlieel 2i) mounted on the shal't 2S() ol the lower right hand pair of wheels 4. The said shaft 3() carries a gear wheel 31 meshing' with a gear wheel 232 carried by the shalt ill-l of the right hand roller 12 supporting' the belt 11 so that the upper run oi' said belt is driven in the same direction and at the saine speed as the lower run. el" the uiper series of boxes (i. The said gear wheelz is in mesh with a gear Wheel 34 carried by the shaft 36 of the :upper right hand chain wheel fi whereby the `upper series et' boxes 6 is driven in the saine direction and at the saine speed as the lower series.

The two upper series of boxes are l'ed by hand with the masses ot dough which are car-- ried to the feed position by means of a belt 37 supported by rollers 38 mounted on the machine frame the said belt being driven by any suitable means (not shown). il tighteningroller 38' bears upon the belt 3'? this roller being carried by arins 35i oi double armed levers the other arms 40 oi" which ein be adjusted byi'neans et' rods 40 and nu ts 40h.

The niasses et dough in the upper series of boxes o are delivered from the lower run thereof when they pass the right hand end of the belt ll and Web lo inte the upper run of the lower series et boxes and are discharged therefrom at the left hand end ot the latter on to an endless belt 41 running,l at a comparatively slow speed. The belt 41 is carried at one end by a knife edge 43 mounted on an adjustable screw spindle 44 for regu lating the tension of said belt and at the other end by a roller 42 mounted on a shaft 45 mounted in brackets 46 outside the fraine l and driven by bevel gears 47, 48 the latter ot which is mounted on a shaft 49 actuated by chain and chain. wheel gearingy 49 from the main shaft 24. The masses of dough are fed over the liniie edge 43 on to a second delivery belt 50 driven at a faster speed than the belt 4l, one of' the supporting rollers 5l for said latter belt being,r mounted on a shalt 52 carried in brackets 53 outside the frame l and driven by bevel gears 54, 55 the latter or Which .is mounted on a shalt 56 driven from the shaft 4t) by means et l evel `gears and 555.

Dusting boxes tit), 6i and are provided for discharoino l'lour or the like onto the dough in the boxes 6 and on to the web i. i, these boxes being' of any desired construction those shown having convex perforated bottoms 63 over which work brushes (i4. 'lhe brush in the boi: 62 over the upper end of the Web lli is mounted on a shaft havingr a crank arm (Sil attached to a rod (3? operated by an eccentric 6o carried by the aforesaid shaft 45 whereby a roekiirgr movement is iinparted. to said brush. The brush ol' the dust insr box o() is carried by a shaft (3) having a crank arin to which is attached a conn ct ing i'od 7l driven From a wheel 72 operated by gear wheels 73 74, the latte' of which is carried by the shaft ir'i before referred to, and the brush of the box. (il. is operated by oonnectilrg` rod 75 and crank arms 76, T7 the loriner of which carried by the shaift of).

The shalt 211,1. is driven through gear wheels 80, Sl from thi` shalt S2 carify'ine` fast and loose pulleys 8.5 and said shaft 24 may be provided. with clutch mechanism #44 it may be connected with and. disconnected from a dough dividing machine (not shown). As previously mentioned il it is ile-rrr ed to so lthat .as to pre boxes rintii the delivery point is reached.

groeit .l claim as my invention and desire reenrc by letters .h'gater s:-

.ln a machine tor the transport ol' dough the cmnbinatiori of a plurali 'f oi'E superposed endlos series ol3 dough receiyingy boites lying sversely of the machine and each' eoiriig a series of interconnected comparthaving;` one comin on side Wall and open top and reniaini-ngij side, said boxes beso disposed. that ivl'ien following a ht course the open side oi each box is clos-c d by the side Wall ol' the next, a belt arraged adjacent the lower run of the series oi inverted boxes to reta-in. the masses of dough therein till they fall in to the boxes ol the s s below, and a Webfollowing the co tour ol; said belt and extended at one end to lie adjacent the open comi'nirtinents as they pass iironi the upper to the lower run ot the series.

2. ln a machine for the trans )ort of dough the conibin on Vith an endless seriesA of dough recei u boxes lyingl transversely of the inechine and each. comprising a series of intereoiineeted .z'oinpartiiients havingT one eoininon side wall and. open at the top and remaining side, said boxes being so disposed that when following" a straight course the open side oi" each box is closed. by the side wall ol' the next, a belt arranged. adjacent the loafer run ot the series of inverted receiving boxes to retain the masses ol" dough therein, feed belt troni -which the dough is delivered by hand to the boxes, and a. delivery belt troni which the masses of dough fall `from the lower run ol' boxes after passing,` beyond the end of said belt sul'istantially as described.

il. ln a nnichinc tor the transport ol dough the combination of a plurality of suyierposed endless series of dough receiving boxes lying transversely of the machine and each comprising,y a i of interconnected compartments hai/ing one common side Wall and lopeirat the top and remaining side, said.

boxes being so dis iosed that when following' straight eonrse t ie open side ol each box is :loged by the side irall olE the next, a belt ar- :angeli adjacent the lower run of some ot the series of inverted boxes to retain the masses of dough therein till they fall into the boxes oi the series nei: t below, a web 'following the contour of Isaid belt and extended at one end J, ...l A

i lie odia-went the open con'ipartmcnts as ey pass from the upper to the lower run of o series, a iced belt adjacent the uppereries o" boxes and. from. which the may be delivered by hand to said est .latent of the YUnited boxes and a delivery belt adjacent the lowermost series of boxes on to which the masses of dough fall from said lower series substanf ltially as described.

4. In a machine for the transport of dough the combination of a lurality of superposed endless series of doug receiving boxes lying transversely of the machine and each comprising a series of interconnected compartments having one common side wall and open at the tov and remaining side, saidv boxes being sov isposed that when following a straight course the open side of each box is closed by the side wall of the next, a belt arranged adjacent the lower run of certain series of inverted receiving boxes to retain the masses of dough therein until they drop into the boxes at the series next below, a web following the contour of said belt and extended at one end to lie adjacent the open compartments as they pass from the upper to t e lower run of the series, a feed belt adjacent the upper series of boxes and from which the dough may be delivered by hand to said boxes, a slow speed delivery belt ad jacent the lower series of boxes on to which the masses of 'dough fall from said lower series and a higher speed deliverybelt on to which the masses are delivered from said slow speed belt, substantially as described.

'5. in a machine for the transport of dough the combination of a plurality of superposed endless series of dough receiving boxes lying transversely of the machine and each comprising a series of interconnected compartments having one common side wall and open at the top and remaining side said boxes being so disposed that when following a straight course the open side of each box is closed by the side wall of the next, a belt arranged adjacent the lowerA run oi certain of the upper series of inverted receiving boxes to retain the masses of dough therein until they drop into the boxes of the series next below, a web following the contour of said belt and extended at one end to lie adjacent the open compartments as theypass from the upper to the lower inn of the series, means for driving the series of boxes in one direction and the belt and web in the opposite direction, a belt adjacent the upper series ol boxes and fro-m which the dough may be de livered by hand to said boxes, a slow speed delivery belt adjacent the lower series of boxes on to which the masses of dough fall from said lower series, a higher speed deiivery belt onto which the masses are delivered from said slow speed belt, and means disposed above the series of boxes and the web for dusting the contents thereof substantially as described.

(i. ln a machine for the transport of dough the combination of two superposed endless series of dough receiving boxes lying trans versely ol the dmachine and each comprising a series of interconnected compartments having one common side wall and open at the top and remaining side said boxes being so disposed that when following a straight course the open side of each box .is closed by the side wall of the next, a belt arranged adjacent the lower run of the upper series oi inv erted receiving boxes` to retain the ofdough therein until they drop into the lower series, a web following the contour ot' said belt and extended at one end to lie ad jacent the open compartments aathey pass from the upper to the lower run of the se ries, means of tensioning said* web, a feed. belt adjacent the upper series of'boxes and from which the dough may be deliveredby hand to said boxes, a slow speed delivery belt adjacent the lower series of boxes onto which the masses of dough fall from said lower series, a higher speed delivery belt onto which the masses are delivered from said slow speed belt, dusting boxes disposed above the series of boxes and thel web, brushes within said boxes, a main driving shaft, and means operated therefrom for driving the series 'of boxes in one direction and the belt and web in the other direction, for driving the delivery belts at diilerent speeds and for actuating the brushes in the dusting boxes substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have signed this spociiication in the presence of two Witnesses. GEORGE SAMUEL Brillllt,

Vfitncsses ll. l). Jameson, l". li. liano. 

